Fighter in velvet gloves : Alaska civil rights hero Elizabeth Peratrovich /

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"'No Natives or Dogs Allowed' blared the storefront sign at the young Tlingit Indian girl. The sting of those words would stay with Elizabeth Peratrovich all her life. Years later, a seasoned fighter for equality, she would deliver her own eloquent message. One that helped change Alas...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Boochever, Annie (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Fairbanks, AK : University of Alaska Press, [2019]
Temas:
Peratrovich, Elizabeth, > 1911-1958.
Tlingit Indians > Alaska > Biography.
Indians of North America > Civil rights.
Tlingit > Alaska > Biographies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Indians of North America > Civil rights
Tlingit Indians
Alaska
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Contents; Introduction; Prologue by Roy Peratrovich Jr.; Elizabeth Peratrovich's Parents; Growing Up the Alaska Native Way; School Days; Citizenship, a Terrible Sign, and Kayhi; Marriage and Klawock; The Capital City; Separate Schools; The Native Vote; Meeting with the Governor; The Orphanage; Laying the Groundwork by Airplane; Grand Presidents; The Big Day; Carefully Chosen Words; What Happened Next; A Quiet Ending; Epilogue; Afterword; Timeline; Glossary; Bibliography; Acknowledgments

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